Local News Agencies Serve Muscatine Readers
The Journal announces its city wide agency network to aid readers with convenient pickups. Listings include East Highdurbut Grocery on East 2nd street and W F Miksch’s Grocery on Oregon street among others.
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Journal
East Hi i
Durbut Grocery
East 2Nd Street
South Muscatine
W. F. Miksch
Oregon Street
W. C. A. Busch’s
Vershey Avenue
Kecklervillie
Muscatine Journal Publisher Swears to July Print Count
Throop, publisher of the Muscatine Journal, swears the stated number of copies were printed during July 1908. The affidavit itemizes totals and dates in a solemn oath.
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W. Throop
O. the Muscatine Journal
F. D. Throop
Muscatine Co
State of
Lowa
F. L. Bihlmeier
Republican State Convention to Nominate Judge Seat
Des Moines hosts the Republican State Convention on September 9, 1908 at 11 am to nominate a candidate for the Supreme Court vacancy caused by Charles A. Bishop’s death. Delegates elected June 2 1908 will assemble August 29 1908 to choose delegates and based on county votes from 1906 to allocate representation. The meeting is chaired by Franke with EB Adler as secretary.
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Republican Electors of
Iowa
Republican State Central Committee of
Republicans of
Des Moines
Supreme Court
Charles A. Bishop
Republican Central Committee
Albert B. Cummins
Clinton
Jackson
Johnson
Scott
Thoughtful Verse for Tomorrow in Journal’s New Heading
The Saturday Journal shifts its “A Thought For Tomorrow” feature to a verse sermon by Edmund Vance Cook. It urges readers to confront trouble with resolve and a cheerful spirit, praising resilience and courage while urging personal improvement and moral reflection.
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Edmund Vance Cook
Bill Barlow
How did you fight and why in the end
A stark reflection on battle and mortality asks how one dies rather than simply being dead. It contrasts slow and sudden deaths and weighs critics’ judgments against the act of fighting itself.
Shorty McCabe Probes a Prophecy on River Navigation
The editorial recalls Shorty McCabe rebuking arrogance and recounts a 1908 proposal from the Mississippi River Gas Electric Navigation Co. to run gas powered whaleback boats on the Mississippi between St. Paul and St. Louis. The piece argues a river-traffic revival under modern conditions is now more likely than ever.
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Shorty McCabe
Shorty
Keokuk Gate City
Mississippi River Gas Electric Navigation Company
Capital
Mississippi River
St. Paul
St. Louis
Angela Furnishes a London Room in a Noted Marriage
In Grosvenor Square the abbey party discusses Angela who values rare objects over people. Lady Barnbogle claims Angela’s taste defines the marriage, noting the room’s beauty and her control of possessions while Angela endures the scandal and hides tears.
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Grosvenor Square
John
Abbey
Angela
London
John Tempest
Reminiscences and local notes from the era
A column recalls events from 50 and 40 years ago. A Grandview carpenter James Wilson suffered a severe aqua fortis and quicksilver accident last Friday night risking sight and life. he supports a wife and two children. The Catholic church addition will be dedicated next Sunday with foreign clergy guests. Rev Poston, formerly of the city, is delivering greenback speeches in that county. Company C Ninth I N G has leased Webster's third story for an armory.
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James Wilson
Grandview
Washington Press
Poston
Company C
Ninth I. N. G
Webster
Local rowing duel set for Tuesday evening
J. E. Marshall and T. Grossheim plan a single scull race with both as entrants at 6:30 PM on Tuesday. The executive committee appoints George E. Jones as a special agent to secure a large number of fast horses for the next county fair. Charles Wilson of Lake township left four Alexander apples weighing...
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J. E. Marshall
T. Grossheim
George E. Jones
Charles Wilson
Lake Township
Alexander
Local Notes From Muscatine 20 Years Ago
Mrs E L Jackson returns home after visiting her brother G M Luken in Missouri. Michael F Healey to deliver a campaign speech in Muscatine on September 15. Hahn Bros dug a hat acre of sweet potatoes yielding 46 bushels. W P Wright from Excelsior Springs Mo visits with friends amid booming resort activity.
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E. L. Jackson
G. M. Luken
Missouri
Michael F. Healey
Muscatine
Hahn Bros
W. P. Wright
Wright
Excelsior Springs
Missing Russian Jew Jacob Smith 24 Disappears Aug 6 1898
Missing since August 6 1898 Jacob Smith a 24 year old Russian Jew 5 feet 3 inches 150 pounds with light hair and complexion disappeared in working clothes. A $25 reward offered for information on his whereabouts dead or alive by Marshal W P Frazier. Rudolph Huffmaster of the First Iowa Infantry is ill at his East Hill home.
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Jacob Smith
Marshal W. P. Frazier
Rudolph Huffmaster
First
Iowa Infantry
East Hill
The Price of Addiction to Things and People
An unnamed narrator recounts Angela and John’s troubled marriage. Guy’s pursuit of material possessions and control leads to infidelity, social complicity, and ultimate heartbreak. John forgives, Angela resists leaving, and Guy faces his own ruin as the tale closes with his bleak reflection.
Morning Reverie in a Humourous Chapter
A narrator awake after a disturbed night recalls absurd dreams of being a hog and a Lady Hamilton like observer. Pixton’s expression at breakfast unsettles him as he wonders what Pixton truly thinks and whether his thoughts could be spoken. A playful memory of Pixton as a talkative boy surfaces when teased as Bill.
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Lady Hamilton
Sheba
Pixton
Bill
Grandview Notes residents and visitors frequent town spots
Miss Elizabeth Krahl left for Chicago for a short absence. Wm Rhone and children visited Silas Hardman’s family. C W Graham left for Des Moines. Floyd Graham covers the barber shop. Grandview band played at the Wapello pow-wow as Miss Farrell of Muscatine visited Cockwell home. Reverend Henry Gray and his son came to assist in union meetings at the Methodist church.
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Grandview
Elizabeth Krahl
Chicago
Wm. Rhone
Ethel
Forest of
Wapello
Miss Farrell
Muscatine
Cockwell
Clay Arnhood
Cathryn
Gladys Dickerson
Christ. Kallenbarger
J. Z. Schneider
Charles
Euclid
Minn
Edwin Peck
Carrie Cockrell
Susan Zimmerman
Henry Gray
Russell
Sunday School Picnic and Long List of Muscatine Visitors
A Sunday School union picnic is planned near the slough on Thursday. Numerous residents and visitors travel to Muscatine for shopping, visiting relatives, and attending the state fair. Notable names include Miss Nettie Kent, Mrs. Jake Leiberknecht, Mr. and Mrs. Clare Wilson, and families from Muscatine Island, Davenport, Randolph, and repeatedly to and from Muscatine for events and reunions.
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a_ union
Slough
Nettie Kent
Muscatine
Jake Leiberknecht
Hilton
Leila
Ruby
Lelia
Clare Wilson
Muscatine Island
C. W
Fred Shew
Mediapolis
Rushgast
Wm. Thompson
Oquawka
Ill
Jas. Buster
Chicago
Herman Gast
Ora
Josh Gipple
Guthrie Co
Mrs. Roberts
Idaho
Isaiah
Mary Zimmerman
Gipple
T. J. Arnhood
Longnecker
Letts
A. L. Holiday
Grandview Savings Bank
Kansas
Wm. Berk
Edna Williams
Harold Williams
Dan Berk
Joe Dodder
D. C. McCulley
Julia Hill
Des Moines
Martha Dobbins
State Center
Ruth Higley
Fred Chemer
Davenport
Favorite Prescription touted for women’s health and ease of childbirth
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a safe, non alcoholic medicine with a known composition. It claims to prepare the system for childbirth, reducing risk, time, and pain, and notes a free endorsements booklet by medical writers. It also promotes Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for constipation.
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Dr. Pierce
R. V. Pierce
N. Y
Revival visit notes and family travel in Muscatine
Rev. McVay of Portland assists in a revival meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. Schleichert. Mrs. Wm. McGill and daughter Mattie visit relatives in Muscatine. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Loreing and children return home from Muscatine by the 6:40 train.
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G. Schleichert
Rev. McVay
Portland
Oregon
Wm. McGill
Mattie
Muscatine
Chris Loreing
Foley's Honey and Tar Promises Quick Asthma Relief
An advertisement claims Foley's Honey and Tar gives immediate asthma relief and has cured stubborn cases. It touts as the best remedy for coughs colds and throat and lung trouble and notes it contains no harmful drugs. A. W. Morgan Druggist endorses the product.
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Foley
A. W. Morgan
Farewell Sermon Prepares as Rev Jor den Departs
Sweetland Iowa notes Rev Jor den will preach his farewell sermon on Sunday August 30 and depart Monday for the annual conference. Social events include a pia social by Ladies Aid at Hanfleigh’s, and Melphine ladies host an ice cream supper at J F McLean’s. State Fair attendees from Sweetland include Halling Holtz Nesselbush Klepper Cor nor Carter Burnside Sherfey Wood Pace Hampton Holtz Martin and Percy.
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Melphine
J. F. McLean
Sweetland
E. A. Halling
J. O. Holtz
Frank Nesselbush
A. H. Klepper
F. G. Klepper
Elmer Cornor
Allie Carter
F. B. Burnside
Ernest Colberg
W. H. Carter
E. R. Sherfey
A. Wood
Floyd
F. Y. Pace
Lee Pace
J. B. Hampton
Gertie Holtz
E. W. Martin
Percy
Wedekind
Fairport
Mrs
Ed. Davis
White Lily social notes from Illinois City area
Aug 29 report from White Lily lists Len McGinnes and family visiting parents Reynolds Hays in Illinois City. Local visits include Blanche Kelley of Rock Island with grandmother M. J. Kelley, and outings of Mrs. George Johnson and Mrs. Frank Thomas at Dan Kleist home in Foster. Teoe Morehead and Mrs. Theodore Morehead attend Camp meeting near Milan. Maude Morehead with aunt Guy Gilbert near Taylor Ridge. Stella Thomas and Kathryn Winegard visit. Mildred Vanatta from Foster visits friends locally.
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White Lily
Len McGinnes
Reynolds Hays
Illinois City
George Johnson
Jim
Frank Thomas
Dan Kleist
Foster
Blanche Kelley
Rock Island
M. J. Kelley
William Tyler
Theodore Morehead
Tyndell Grove
Milan
Maude Morehead
Guy Gilbert
Taylor Ridge
Stella Thomas
Kathryn Winegard
Mildred Vanatta
Lincoln Social Notes from Aug 29
Miss Lena Her ring entertained friends from Davenport last week. Many attended the Iowa show in Iowa City Saturday. Erna Meyer hosts cousin Alice Shriefer from Davenport this week. Foster and Nichols relatives visit Des Moines fair and Muscatine trips noted.
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Lincoln
Lena Herring
Davenport
Iowa City
Erna Meyer
Alice Shriefer
Reynolds
Tiffin
George Reiland
Bryars Watson
Foster
C. Wiese
P. Hauri
Stephen Schuessler
Ernest Wagner
George Stamm
Geo. Reiland
Jas. Buline
Emma
Louise Schuessler
Des Moines
M. Schuessler
S. Jas. Kranz
Musecatine
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New York
Thomas T. Anderson
Warren County
John T. Anundson
Cerro Cordo County
B. F. Carroll
Davis County
Geo. W. Clarke
Dallas County
W. C. Hayward
Scott County
John L. Bleakly
Iew County
W. W. Morrow
Union County
H. W. Byers
Shelby County
John F. Rigu
H. L. Bosquet
Marion County
Nathaniel S. Ketchum
Marshall County
Silas M. Weaver
Hardin County
Scott M. Ladd
O’brien County
Albert F. Dawson
F. D. Letts
D. D. Webster
A. S Lawrence
A. C. Shiflet
W. S. McKee
T. W. Stoops
H. C. Schoemaker
J. C. Coster
F. M. Witter
J. C. Hazlett
E. H. King
A. C. Noble
George J. Lang
M .J. Shellabarger
J. E. Coe
H. S. Howe
A. Eke
John Duncan
William Freers
Carl W. Mueller
Gustav Schmidt
Guy
Hostetter
Grand Opera House
Bob Martin
Ben. M. Jerome
John Collins
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